Thanks, too late :) I also discovered this - after pushing the spindle for a while. :( Actually I was wondering why the "copper pad" was there below the setscrew. It makes only sense if there is a thread (or something sensitive) below...
Now I have managed to take the assembly apart and put...
Thank you for the help. I have managed to turn the ring and loosen the setscrew. Still it was a hard job to push out the jammed leadscrew. But the ring-bushing assembly still sits fixed. To push out the bushing from the rear side would require a pushing rod with collar. Easy to turn one with a...
Yesterday I encountered the same problem. The cross slide went tight and I am not even able to turn it! After removing the dial I can hardly turn the spindle by fixing it in a chuck! I do not even understand, how the ring on the inner part (red arrow) can be removed. Does it have a fixing screw...